Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

    BIRSAY HERITAGE TRUST

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Total income £63,066 £71,065 £114,009 £147,237 £144,863 £73,135
    Total spending £60,258 £68,048 £96,247 £111,418 £142,403 £94,947
    Surplus/deficit £2,808 £3,017 £17,762 £35,819 £2,460 -£21,812
    Established: 27 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Museums, parks, historical sites
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
    Where it operates
    • Orkney Islands
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    Who supports them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 05/02/1998, number: SC027642
    • Notes: The SCIO was incorporated on 08 April 2013 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Birsay Heritage Trust SC027642, which was a Trust registered as a charity since 05 February 1998.
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Barony Mill, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2LY

    Objectives

    The organisation's purposes are: The preservation of the historical, cultural and natural heritage of the parish of Birsay, Orkney. To further the education and knowledge of the public in the history, culture, natural history and other features of life in the parish of Birsay, Orkney and anything connected with the parish. In furtherance thereof: To manage and operate the Barony Mill and raise funds for the preservation, restoration, and conservation of sites of special interest to the cultural , natural and historical importance in the parish of Birsay, Orkney. To gather and display any information or materials that will further the public education in the historical, cultural and natural heritage of the parish of Birsay, Orkney.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator

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